![]() ![]() Another biographical clue is the setting. Barbara Park is a mother to two sons (David and Steve Park) and like many other mothers, I'm sure she had trouble getting her sons to practice bike safety. ![]() Themes: Helmet safety and dealing with the grief and loss of a loved one.īiographical Aspects: The biographical clues in this book that relate back to Barbara Park would be the emphasis on bike/helmet safety. Setting: This story takes place in a small suburban town. Phoebe is the sister of twelve-year-old Mick Harte, who was killed in a bicycle accident. This story is told from the first person point of view of thirteen-year-old Phoebe Harte. At the conclusion of the novel, Phoebe uses a stick to carve into a fresh concrete sidewalk at her school the words "MICK HARTE WAS HERE." These words are Phoebe's lasting tribute to her brother. ![]() Phoebe tells the story of the aftermath of Mick's death in a way that is both sarcastically humorous and heart wrenching. ![]() The story is told from the viewpoint of Mick Harte's sister, Phoebe. Summary: The book Mick Harte was Here, by Barbara Park, tells the story of a family that has to come to terms with the death of one of its members in a bicycle accident. ![]()
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